HARBOR BOARD.

Evening Star, Issue 3611, 18 September 1874, Page 2

HARBOR BOARD.

At the Board’s meeting this afternoon, a letter was read from Mr G. Proudfout, withdrawing his offer, as it had been misunderstood.

Mr M‘ Neill reported that the Finance ommittee, to which ha 1 been relegated the fluty of arranging terms with Mr Gil ies, that they saw that gentleman the day after he was appointed to the Secretaryship. They had some doubt as to whether the Hoard would feel it incumbent to request Mr Gillies to give up his political positions. Ihe opinion of the committee was that this was rather a matter for the Board to detei - mine. It was explained by Mr Gillies that he considered it absolutely necessary that he should resign his seat in the - ssembly, in sufficient time to enable the constituency to return another representative. He could not do so until he had hadan opportunity of giving an account of himself. Of course, his position, so far as it w< nt, did not interfere with the performance of his duties in the meantime ; but he should certainly resign before next meeting of the Assembly. With regard to hia other political position, it rested entirely with the Board, in accordance with the terms of his application, to decide, and he would adopt whatever coarse they agreed upon The Finance ('ommittee was instructed to draw up an agreement in writing. There was a discussion on Mr M‘ Neil’s motion that the Government should be requested to hand over to the Board the unexpended balance of last year’s votes for harbor and dredging purposes, on condition of its undertaking to see the works for which the votes were made properly carried out, but it was ultimately carried.